The Blockchain Association

crypto

USA

The Blockchain Association is a cryptocurrency industry group focused on lobbying for friendly regulatory policies. Its members include Andreessen Horowitz, Ark Invest, Blockchain Capital, Circle, Coinbase, Digital Currency Group, Jump Trading, Kraken, Multicoin Capital, Paradigm, Ripple, and Union Square Ventures.

Contributions$65.4K across 24 recipients

Steil for Wisconsin, Inc.$10,500.00

Bryan Steil principal campaign committeeRepublicanWisconsin House District 1

Kristin Smith (Executive Director)2 contributions from June 9, 2025 to June 23, 2025

$7,000.00

The Blockchain Association2 contributions from June 23, 2025 to August 12, 2025

$3,500.00

Carey for Congress$6,000.00

Mike Carey principal campaign committeeRepublicanOhio House District 15

The Blockchain Association3 contributions from May 5, 2025 to February 3, 2026

Blockchain Association Political Action Committee (BA PAC)$5,000.00

Blockchain Association's membership organization PACLobbyist/Registrant PAC

Daniel Spuller (Executive Vice President)July 14, 2026

French Hill for Arkansas$4,500.00

James Hill principal campaign committeeRepublicanArkansas House District 2

The Blockchain AssociationApril 12, 2026

$2,500.00

Summer Mersinger (Executive)April 6, 2026

$1,000.00

Lindsay Fraser (Chief Policy Officer)April 6, 2026

$1,000.00

Emmer for Congress$3,500.00

Thomas Emmer principal campaign committeeRepublicanMinnesota House District 6

The Blockchain AssociationMay 8, 2025

Team Moreno$3,500.00

Bernie Moreno joint fundraising committeeRepublicanOhio Senate

Kristin Smith (CEO)July 8, 2026

Jake Rakov for Congress$3,500.00

Jake Rakov principal campaign committeeDemocraticCalifornia House District 32

Kristin Smith (CEO)April 3, 2025

Bernie Moreno for Senate$2,900.00

Bernie Moreno principal campaign committeeRepublicanOhio Senate

Kristin Smith (CEO)July 10, 2026

Rick Scott for Florida$2,500.00

Rick Scott principal campaign committeeRepublicanFlorida Senate

The Blockchain AssociationSeptember 3, 2025

CHC Bold PAC$2,500.00

Congressional Hispanic Caucus PACDemocratic

Jessica Martinez (Sr Director of Government Relations)January 31, 2026

Tim Scott for America$2,500.00

Timothy Scott principal campaign committeeRepublican President

The Blockchain AssociationSeptember 23, 2025

Angie Craig for Minnesota$2,500.00

Angie Craig principal campaign committeeDemocraticMinnesota Senate

The Blockchain AssociationAugust 12, 2025

Gallego for Arizona$2,500.00

Ruben Gallego principal campaign committeeDemocraticArizona House District 3

The Blockchain AssociationSeptember 23, 2026

$1,500.00

Jessica Martinez (Senior Director, Gov't Affairs)October 20, 2025

$1,000.00

Jason Smith for Congress$2,500.00

Jason Smith principal campaign committeeRepublicanMissouri House District 8

The Blockchain AssociationSeptember 30, 2025

Tim Scott Victory Fund$2,000.00

Timothy Scott joint fundraising committeeRepublicanSouth Carolina Senate

The Blockchain AssociationAugust 27, 2026

Alaskans for Nick Begich$1,000.00

Nicholas Begich principal campaign committeeRepublicanAlaska House

The Blockchain AssociationMay 18, 2026

Miller-Meeks for Congress$1,000.00

Mariannette Miller-Meeks principal campaign committeeRepublicanIowa House District 1

The Blockchain AssociationMay 13, 2026

Friends of Tim Moore$1,000.00

Tim Moore principal campaign committeeRepublicanNorth Carolina House District 14

Daniel Spuller (Trade Association, Director)November 3, 2025

Lummis for Wyoming Inc.$1,000.00

Cynthia Lummis principal campaign committeeRepublicanWyoming Senate

The Blockchain AssociationAugust 14, 2025

Iowans for Zach Nunn$1,000.00

Zach Nunn principal campaign committeeRepublicanIowa House District 3

The Blockchain AssociationMay 13, 2026

Josh Gottheimer for Congress$1,000.00

Josh Gottheimer principal campaign committeeDemocraticNew Jersey House District 5

The Blockchain AssociationOctober 28, 2025

Dusty Johnson Victory Committee$1,000.00

Dusty Johnson joint fundraising committeeRepublicanSouth Dakota House

The Blockchain AssociationJune 20, 2025

DSCC$1,000.00

Democratic Party Senate committeeDemocratic

Jessica Martinez (Director)January 10, 2026

Lawler for Congress, Inc.$1,000.00

Michael Lawler principal campaign committeeRepublicanNew York House District 17

The Blockchain AssociationMay 9, 2026

Contributions

Where The Blockchain Association’s $65.4K went

to super PACs

$8.5K

13%

to party committees

benefitting specific candidates

$56.9K

87%

$8.5K (13%) went to super PACs.

Partisan PACs are classified by party below. PACs that genuinely cross party lines (like Blockchain Association Political Action Committee (BA PAC)) are classified as non-partisan / unknown.None of this money is in the state map — such contributions aren’t tied to a state until the PAC spends them. To learn more about a PAC’s spending, click on a tracked super PAC.

Contributions by partyof $65.4K

Democratic$13K (20%)
Republican$47K (72%)
Non-partisan / unknown$5K (8%)

Contributions by party

Spending by stateof $56.9K directly benefitting candidates

Approximate. Some spending may be cross-state or not tied to a specific candidate, in which case it is omitted here.

Ohio$12.4K
Wisconsin$10.5K
Minnesota$6K
Arkansas$4.5K
California$3.5K
South Carolina$3.3K
Arizona$2.5K
Florida$2.5K
Missouri$2.5K
Iowa$2K